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  2. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - Wikipedia

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    Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Map. The Arctic is mostly an ocean surrounded by land. The Arctic is relatively covered by water, much of it is frozen. The glaciers and icebergs in the Arctic make up about 10% of Earth's land area. Most of the Arctic's liquid saltwater is from the Arctic Ocean's basin. Some parts of the ocean's surface are ...

  3. United States Forest Service Recreation Residence Program

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    The program was established in 1915 to provide summer homes and seasonal recreation cabins to permit holders. The cabins are privately owned and are situated in specially designated tracts; occupants must abide by the rules of a Special Use Authorization permit issued by the Forest Service. Permit holders pay an annual fee for use of the land ...

  4. Margaret Murie - Wikipedia

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    Margaret Elizabeth Thomas "Mardy" Murie (August 18, 1902 – October 19, 2003) was a naturalist, writer, adventurer, and conservationist. Dubbed the "Grandmother of the Conservation Movement" [1] by both the Sierra Club [2] and the Wilderness Society, [3] she helped in the passage of the Wilderness Act, and was instrumental in creating the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

  5. Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act - Wikipedia

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    The Act provided for 43.585 million acres (176,380 km 2) of new national parklands in Alaska; the addition of 9.8 million acres (40,000 km 2) to the National Wildlife Refuge System; twenty-five wild and scenic rivers, with twelve more to be studied for that designation; establishment of Misty Fjords and Admiralty Island National Monuments in ...

  6. Why Trump’s tax law could limit Biden’s efforts to protect ...

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    The Biden administration’s efforts to protect wildlife in the Arctic from oil and gas drilling is on a collision course with a Trump-era law requiring oil and gas leasing there. When President ...

  7. National Wilderness Preservation System - Wikipedia

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    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Established in 1940, this agency manages 150 million acres (610,000 km 2) of the National Wildlife Refuge System, as well as thousands of small wetlands and other special land areas. Some of their contributions include protecting and conserving endangered species and their wildlife habitats and enforcing federal ...

  8. Heimo Korth - Wikipedia

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    Heimo Korth is an American outdoorsman. He and his wife Edna are among the few permanent residents of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.They live along the Coleen River, just south of the Brooks Range, and move between cabins seasonally.

  9. Mollie Beattie Wilderness - Wikipedia

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    The Mollie Beattie Wilderness is located in the northeastern section of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. It is the second-largest designated wilderness area in the United States, after the Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness. It has an area of approximately 8,000,000 acres (3,200,000 ha), and comprises over 40 percent of the area of Arctic NWR.